Britain will continue to be hit by bank branch closures throughout August 2024 in a blow to customers.
Among the high street banks shutting down locations include Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Barclays and Bank of Scotland. Here is a full list of the dozens of bank branch closures due to take place in August.
Lloyds
- Exeter, England - August 5, 2024
- Commercial Road, London - August 6, 2024
- Clitheroe, England - August 7, 2024
- Ilminster, England - August 14, 2024
- Malpas, England - August 20, 2024
Halifax
- Abergavenny, England - August 5, 2024
- Exmouth, England - August 7, 2024
- Haverfordwest, Wales - August 8, 2024
- Sudbury, England - August 12, 2024
- Hessle, England - August 15, 2024*
- Loughton, England - August 19, 2024
- Midsomer Norton, England - August 21, 2024
- Redhill, England - August 22, 2024
- Sudbury, England - August 12, 2024.
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British high streets have been decimated by bank branch closures PA/GETTY Barclays
- Rhyl, Wales - August 9, 2024
- Keighley, England - August 9, 2024
- Acton, England - August 9, 2024
- Northampton, England - August 9, 2024
- Lesmahagow, Scotland - August 12, 2024.
Bank of Scotland
- Buckie, Scotland - August 1, 2024
- Lesmahagow, Scotland - August 12, 2024
- Lanark, Scotland - August 13, 2024.
NatWest
- Chadwell Heath, England - August 1, 2024
- Muswell Hill, England - August 6, 2024
- Streatham, England - August 6, 2024
- Hackney, England - August 7, 2024
- Paddington, England - August 8, 2024
- Islington, England - August 8, 2024
- Ramsgate, England - August 8, 2024
- Shepherd’s Bush, England - August 13, 2024
- Gravesend, England - August 14, 2024
- Marylebone, England - August 15, 2024
- East Grinstead, England - August 20, 2024
- Eltham, England - August 20, 2024
- Lewisham, England - August 21, 2024
- Woking, England - August 21, 2024
- West Wickham, England - August 22, 2024
- Worcester Park, England - August 22, 2024
- City of London, England - August 27, 2024
- Andover, England - August 28, 2024
- Stalybridge, England - August 29, 2024*
- West Kirby, England - August 29, 2024*
- Marylebone, England - August 29, 2024
- Hendon, England - August 28, 2024*
Since 2015, high street banks and building societies across the country have axed around 6,000 branches, according to Which?.
Under new rules put forward by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), financial institutions have been told to do more to protect access to cash services.
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Bank branch closures have accelerated the rollout of new banking hubs in certain areas PA This includes keeping facilities, including bank branches and ATMs, open until any additional cash services identified are available.
With NatWest, Lloyds and more shutting down branches without any nearby replacements, the regulator may be forced to step in.
Sheldon Mills, executive director of consumers and competition at the FCA, said: "Three million people continue to rely on cash, even as digital payments become more popular. And many small businesses still need somewhere to safely deposit their takings each day.
"That’s why we’ve acted quickly in response to new powers given to us by Parliament to ensure reasonable access to cash withdrawal and deposits is maintained."